The Beach is Back: A Surfland Novel

By Barton Grover Howe
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Published: May 22, 2012
Words: 104,178 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476434216

Short description

Hot fun in the summertime? Overrated. Or so says wild-mannered part-time reporter Jackson Poe, anyway, after the third attempt on his life in as many days leaves him coated in steaming mammal blubber. And that’s just at work. Throw in a barista with an attitude — and an underhand to match — and Howe once again shows, with a South Florida style, that it’s always more fun to be back on the beach.

Extended description

Hot fun in the summertime? Overrated. Or so says wild-mannered part-time reporter Jackson Poe, anyway, after the third attempt on his life in as many days leaves him coated in steaming mammal blubber. And that’s just at work. On the personal front, Poe’s nudist friend has crabs (two pounds), a narcoleptic dog keeps shedding in his convertible, and his favorite coffee shop hovers on the verge of closing. Throw in a barista with an attitude — and an underhand to match — and Howe once again shows, with a South Florida style, that it’s always more fun to be back on the beach.

Barton Grover Howe is an Amazon.com best-selling author, humor columnist and high school teacher who has spent most of the last 10 years teaching, being a mascot and generally not being near as funny as he thinks he is. He currently resides in a small town on the Oregon coast within shouting distance of Surfland.

If you liked The Beach is Back, check out Barton Grover Howe’s other books: (Read more) Hot fun in the summertime? Overrated. Or so says wild-mannered part-time reporter Jackson Poe, anyway, after the third attempt on his life in as many days leaves him coated in steaming mammal blubber. And that’s just at work. On the personal front, Poe’s nudist friend has crabs (two pounds), a narcoleptic dog keeps shedding in his convertible, and his favorite coffee shop hovers on the verge of closing. Throw in a barista with an attitude — and an underhand to match — and Howe once again shows, with a South Florida style, that it’s always more fun to be back on the beach.

Barton Grover Howe is an Amazon.com best-selling author, humor columnist and high school teacher who has spent most of the last 10 years teaching, being a mascot and generally not being near as funny as he thinks he is. He currently resides in a small town on the Oregon coast within shouting distance of Surfland.

If you liked The Beach is Back, check out Barton Grover Howe’s other books:

The Surfland Novels:
Beach Slapped

Surfland Day Trips (Short Novels):
Parrot Eyes Lost

Humor Column Collections:
Flying Starfish of Death: A Beach Slapped Humor Collection, 2008
Addicted to Foo-Foos: A Beach Slapped Humor Collection, 2009
Cats with Thumbs: A Beach Slapped Humor Collection, 2010
Mermaid—The Other White Meat: A Beach Slapped Humor Collection, 2011
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thriller, beach, humor, florida, oregon, hiaasen, mascot

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